Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Sanderson, Joseph"
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Few-Cycle Laser Pulse Generation and Characterization for Coulomb Explosion Imaging of Molecules
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-22)Ultrashort pulses can induce coulomb explosions of molecules through which ionic fragments receive substantial momentum. These momenta, measured in coincidence, carry information about the molecule's initial geometry. ... -
Generation of Short Laser Pulses by Using Hollow Fibre and Chirped Mirror Compressor System
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)A FEMTOLASERS hollow core silicon fibre of length 1 m and 250μm inner diameter was set up in the lab in Waterloo with the purpose of generating sub 10fs pulses for Coulomb Explosion Imaging (CEI). The input laser was a new ... -
Molecular movies and geometry reconstruction using Coulomb explosion imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)Coulomb explosion imaging is a technique of imaging the structure of small molecules in the gas phase and their ultrafast dynamics by inducing the rapid ionization and dissociation of the molecule into its constituent ... -
Synthesis of Polyynes by Femtosecond and Nanosecond Laser Interaction with Matter
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-24)A review of literature including some history and previous work done in the field is done showing the importance of polyynes themselves and as an important precursor in the formation of other interesting carbon nanoparticles ... -
Ultrafast Imaging of Molecular Processes in Small Molecules Using Coulomb Explosion Imaging
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Molecular structure and dynamics of three molecules (carbonyl sulfide, acetylene, and ethylene) are examined using various implementations of the Coulomb Explosion Imaging technique. Soft x-rays from the Canadian Light ...